those who know me well will not be surprised to learn that i have already scheduled all of my wine workshops for fall 2010... if you think this is crazy, wait until you see my traveling schedule which is already planned until december 2011...

if you are like me and in case you are interested in those masterclasses i will be hosting at the fine wine center and il bel paese during that period, here is a heads-up:

the fine wine center:

september

18 (saturday) - 16h00 - 18h00 - bordeaux wine school - the 1855 classification

october

05 (tuesday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3
07 (thursday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3
12 (tuesday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - bordeaux wine school - the left bank
14 (thursday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - bordeaux wine school - the right bank
19 (tuesday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - bordeaux wine school - the sweet wines
21 (thursday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3
28 (thursday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3

november

02 (tuesday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - discover burgundy
04 (thursday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3
09 (tuesday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - the white wines of burgundy
11 (thursday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3
15 (tuesday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - the red wines of burgundy
18 (thursday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3
23 (tuesday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3
25 (thursday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3

december

02 (thursday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3
04 (saturday) - 16h00 - 18h00 - bordeaux wine school - the 1855 classification
07 (tuesday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - bordeaux wine school - the left bank
09 (thursday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3
14 (tuesday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - bordeaux wine school - the right bank
16 (thursday) - 19h30 - 21h30 - wset level 3
21 (tuesday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - bordeaux wine school - the sweet wines

a "taste like a pro series" will be held in the fall and dates to be announced

il bel paese:

september

20 (monday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - discover italy

october

18 (monday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - the white wines of italy
25 (monday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - the red wines of italy

november

22 (monday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - the white wines of italy
29 (monday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - matching food with italian wines

december

06 (monday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - the red wines of italy
13 (monday) - 19h00 - 21h00 - matching food with italian wines

for me, wine is about pleasure and it is a real pleasure not only to taste the wines with each of the participants but what gives me a real buzz is to talk about the people, the culture, and the grapes behind this wonderful drink!

i sincerely hope you can join me at any of those workshops!!